DOCUMENTATION inCOUNSELING RECORDS
THIRD EDITION
DOinCUMENTATION COUNSELING RECORDS
An Overview of Ethical, Legal, and Clinical Issues
Robert W. Mitchell, ACSW
AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION 5999 Stevenson Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304
THIRD EDITION
DOCUMENTATION in COUNSELING RECORDS
An Overview of Ethical, Legal, and Clinical Issues
Copyright ? 2007 by the American Counseling Association. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher.
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AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION 5999 Stevenson Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Mitchell, Robert, 1937?
Documentaltion in counseling records: an overview of ethical, legal, and clinical issues/by Robert, Mitchell.--3rd ed.
p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 13: 978-1-55620-273-5 (alk. paper) ISBN 10: 1-55620-273-3 (alk. paper) 1. Mental health counseling. 2. Psychiatric social work. 3. Medical records-- Law and legislation. I. American Counseling Association. II. Title. [DNLM: 1. Medical History Taking--methods--United States--Legislation. 2. Counseling--United States--Legislation. 3. Ethics, Professional--United States--Legislation. 4. Medical Records--United States--Legislation. WB 290 M681d 2006]
RC466.M57 2006 362.2'04256--dc22
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Dedication
This book is for every person who ever tried to help someone. Each of you makes a difference.
You always have and you always will.
Contents
Preface
ix
About the Author
xv
Special Thanks
xix
Glossary
xxi
CHAPTER 1
Ethical Behavior, Values, and Professional Standards 1
Ethical Conduct
1
Enforceable and Aspirational Guidelines
5
CHAPTER 2
A Legal Perspective
9
Credentials
10
Charting Essentials
10
Testimony and Documentation
12
Missing and Incomplete Entries
16
Altered Documentation
16
The Record as Legal Defense
17
Eight Ways to Guarantee a Lawsuit or
Allegations of Unethical Conduct
18
CHAPTER 3
A Fiscal Perspective
19
What Not to Do
21
What You Must Do
21
Essential Elements for the Staff Note
23
Guidelines for Ethical Billing
25
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